Simon Sturmer
FounderCofounder & CTO at Huddlefire
San Mateo, California, United States
FoundedHuddlefire · YC
About
Simon Sturmer worked as a software engineer at Facebook, Google, and YouTube before founding Huddlefire.
Cofounder & CTO at HuddlefireYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Simon went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Simon can intro founders to Huddlefire's investors below.
Huddlefire's investors · 1
Co-founders at Huddlefire
NZ
Ning ZhangFounder
Experience
- Y CombinatorSoftware Engineercurrent2025 — present
- ArioDirector of Engineering | Product Engineering2023 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
- HuddlefireCo-founder, CTO (YC W21)2020 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2018 — 2019
- KodeFox, Inc.Co-Founder & CTO2015 — 2018
- FacebookSoftware Engineer2013 — 2015
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Simon Sturmer?
- Simon Sturmer worked as a software engineer at Facebook, Google, and YouTube before founding Huddlefire.
- Where does Simon Sturmer work?
- Simon Sturmer is Cofounder & CTO of Huddlefire.
- What companies did Simon Sturmer found?
- Simon Sturmer founded Huddlefire.
- Where did Simon Sturmer go to school?
- Simon Sturmer studied at Y Combinator (YC W21).
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